Adult Faith Development

Classes and events listed in our Adult Faith Development programming are geared toward folks ages 16 to 110. All are welcome to join us. To register for any of our AFD classes, pick up a form on Sunday morning at the Religious Education table, or click here: https://goo.gl/forms/N9Rn53dthwVRqJgp2. If you would like to request childcare for any AFD classes, please contact Sarah Martin at lifespan@buffalouu.org.

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Adult Faith Development - Current Offerings!

​New Memoir Writing Group Forming!There has been some interest in starting a new memoir writing group due to the popularity of Fran Manly's original group, Stories of Your Life. If you would like to be a part of this group, or if you are interested in getting more information, please email Sarah Martin at lifespan@buffalouu.org or catch her at the Religious Education table on Sunday morning. As soon as we have critical mass, we will try to pick a time and day that works for everyone!

Music with Michael continues ...​Weill and Wonderful Wednesdays at UUCB!

FROM BRECHT TO BROADWAY == THE MUSICAL THEATRE OF KURT WEILL​Michael Harris, instructor

Virgil Thomson called Kurt Weill (1900-1950) the most original workman in the American theatre. After becoming the toast of Berlin’s theatre scene, Weill immigrated to America and reinvented the Broadway musical. We’ll examine his collaborations with Bertolt Brecht, Ira Gershwin, Alan Jay Lerner and Lotte Lenya – his wife and greatest song interpreter, hear backstage tales about The Threepenny Opera, Lady in the Dark and One Touch of Venus, and savor such hits as “Mack the Knife” and “September Song.”

14 sessions -- Wednesdays, 9:30-11:30 a.m., January 9 to April 10, 2019Unitarian Universalist Church of Buffalo695 Elmwood Avenue; Buffalo, NY (Alliance Room, 2nd Floor)Cost: $75 for full course, or $10 per sessionFor more information, call Church Office at 885-2136. ​

Week by Week Course SyllabusSession One (January 9)The Cantor’s Son – Education and Early CompositionsSession Two (January 16)Master Class – Ferruccio Busoni and the New Objectivity [Symphony No. 1, Recordare, Frauentanz, Concerto for Violin & Wind Instruments]Session Three (January 23)Conquering the Opera House – Operas with Georg Kaiser and Ivan Goll [Der Protagonist, Royal Palace, Der Zar lässt sich photographieren]Session Four (January30)‘Oh, show us the way to the next whiskey bar!’—Bertolt Brecht and The Rise and Fall of the City of MahagonnySession Five (February 6)Weill/Brecht Musical Comedy in Berlin [Die Dreigroschenoper, Happy End]Session Six (February 13)Music for Radio – Das Berliner Requiem, Der Lindberghflug, The Ballad of Magna CartaSession Seven (February 20)Gebrauchtmusik (Music for Use) – The School Operas [Der Jasager, Down in the Valley]Session Eight (February 27)Goodbye to Berlin – Last German Theatre Works [Die Bürgschaft, Der Silbersee]Session Nine (March 6)“Je ne t’aime pas” – Interlude in Paris [Die sieben Todsünden, Symphony No. 2, Marie galante, Der Kuhhandel] Session Ten (March 13)“How Can You Tell an American?” – The Eternal Road and Johnny JohnsonSession Eleven (March 20)‘When My Ship Comes in’ – Broadway Success [Lady in the Dark and Knickerbocker Holiday]Session Twelve (March 27)“In Time of War and Tumult” – Weill during World War II [One Touch of Venus, Walt Whitman Songs, Where Do We Go from Here?]Session Thirteen (April 3)Opera on Broadway – The Firebrand of Florence, Street SceneSession Fourteen (April 10)‘The days grow short’ – Last Broadway Shows [Love Life and Lost in the Stars]

Folk Dancing​Folk dancing is a fun experience for all ages. Simple dances are taught or reviewed each week. We laugh a lot and get exercise while learning a bit about the world’s cultures. No experience or skill is needed! All are welcome! Martha Malkiewicz has taught folk dancing for 6 years at the UU Church. Contact Martha at martmalk2@mac.com for schedule.